Case Studies

From the closet to the pantry to the driveway, there are few corners of the American household you can’t shop for at the touch of a button. As e-commerce soars to new heights, businesses around the globe are pondering answers to the same question: How do...

Located just outside Austin, Texas — the fastest-growing big city in the nation — Pflugerville Independent School District (PfISD) has experienced dramatic growth in recent years, serving close to 26,000 students within northeast Travis County.  To keep...

Taylor pioneered the use of CNC milling (computer numerical-controlled machining), laser cutting and robotics in guitar construction. Large-payload robots assist with polyurethane spray application and buffing of wood finishes while compact, high-speed...

Manufacturers must document every element of parts produced in order to substantiate the quality of raw materials purchased, the tolerances met and the steps taken to ensure the highest quality level has been attained. “The industry requires 100 percent...

Press Coffee’s owner, Steve Kraus and partners Jason Kyle and Alex Mason, understand the power of customer experience in building their brand. They also know that convenience is almost as important as the brew. So, when they heard about SpeedETab, a ...

The lab at JMU X-Labs at James Madison University in Virginia is an active-learning classroom in every sense of the word. The lab houses equipment such as vinyl cutters, 3D printers and other maker space equipment for various types of projects and ...

Hagan Business Machines is one of the oldest and most respected independent resellers of copiers, printers and network solutions in western Pennsylvania. President Jay Verno explains that he had a multi-year relationship with a market leader in document...

From audible and visual to taste, tactile and even proprioceptive, we are constantly inundated with stimulants from the world around us. Frequent exposure to various stimuli at a young age typically results in more efficient responses—understanding how...

In developing this instrument, Martino recalls, the company had two main challenges. They needed to choose a set of chemicals best-suited for identifying the bacteria that cause bloodstream infections, and they needed to create a buildable instrument to...

“If you sit behind a computer all day, you always have information at your fingertips, but if you work in a lab or manufacturing facility, it’s a different story. Yet critical, hands-free information can be very valuable to workers in those ...